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| Two people killed in coach crash | |
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| Two people have died and six others have been injured in a pile-up involving a coach, camper van and a car in North Yorkshire. | |
| The accident happened on the A64 at Staxton near Scarborough just before 0900 BST on Sunday. | |
| A man and woman in the car died from their injuries, police confirmed. | |
| Six people were injured on the coach, which was carrying adults and children from the West Midlands to an event at a holiday village near Scarborough. | |
| All had suffered minor injuries and four needed hospital treatment, police said. | |
| Traffic disruption | |
| A North Yorkshire Police spokeswoman said: "We are unable to release any further information regarding the identities of the man and woman who died as we are in the process of notifying next of kin." | |
| She said the camper van was stationary and nobody was in it at the time of the accident. | |
| The A64, a busy route to the coast, has been closed in both directions at Staxton at the junction with the B1249. | |
| "There is a build-up of traffic in the area and we would advise motorists to avoid the area," the police spokeswoman added. | |
| She said the road was likely to remain closed until late afternoon. |